HICCUPS

A discharge of white or yellow coloured mucus from the vagina. It may be a normal condition, increasing before and after menstruation, but a large discharge probably indicates an infection somewhere in the genital tract.
Female genitals are very much prone to infections since they are moist, more sweaty and covered. The white vaginal discharge with foul smell makes it embarrassing to get into social gatherings and even engage in personal affairs.
Leucorrhoea or white discharge usually shows symptoms in association with other illness. Wide variety of reasons are encountered in its causation. Commonly fungal, parasitic, bacterial and sexually transmitted diseases are the prime causative factors.

Remedies

If this is unsuccessful, place a paper bag (not a plastic bag) over the patient\'s mouth and nose, and ask the person to breathe in and out.

If hiccups persist for more than a few hours, seek medical aid or psychotherapy.

Kulatha in the form of a soup or dal is very useful for hiccups.

The ash of a peacock feather is the best remedy in this condition. It is available at Ayurvedic stores by name Mayura Chandrika Bhasma. It should be taken in a dose of 5 gm six times a day, mixed with pure honey.

Cardamom is also useful, and the powder of one cardamom seed should be sucked with honey as required.

Eladivati is the drug of choice in this condition in the dose of 1 to 2 tablets crushed and given with honey 4 to 6 times daily.

Sukumar Ghritham can be given in the dose of 1 teaspoonful thrice daily with milk